Have you ever started a fire?I went to sleep with candles burning - woke up to a circle of flame on the rug. Thought, "Tits. Better put the rug in the bath and turn the taps on." TIP: Don't put a burning rug into a fibre glass bath. I caused about £5000 of damage to the house and was coughing up smoky black phlegm for a few weeks. Can you beat that?
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rob, Tue 2 Mar 2004, 17:48)
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Youth and ClumsinessSometime in my college years I tossed a cig into a bathroom trashcan where it lit up the various snot-rags and soiled feminine products wrapped in toilet paper. I didn't find out about it until the next day when I was chastised and denounced for being stupid drunk. I was, sure.
When I was a young curious child, the magnifying glass was a fascinating device to burn holes in dry leaves. The old couch on my porch happened to be in the rays of the sun this day. Hmmm, I wonder what would happen. After focusing the glass on the couch cover, it quickly turned red and began to lightly smoke... Then the guts of the cushion began to burn. Is it hot out here? OH SHIT! I ran to find some suitable extinguishing device (i.e. container of water) and eventually put the thing out. It was my only "couch-burning party" and not a lot of fun. I never burned another leaf after that.
(, Wed 3 Mar 2004, 8:14, Reply)
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